Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$407
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
66
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.36M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5819th and 930th ($923 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7141st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$8728

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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$1785
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$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
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$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693